Janet Liu

Toothpaste, lotions, cosmetics, eye drops, and medications are just some of the products that we all use on a daily basis. Unfortunately, there are two ways that these products can get contaminated: during the manufacturing process or during usage. During…

In this Emery Pharma microbiology video our scientist shares insight into our approach for evaluating wound and skin care products, particularly those aimed at treating chronic non-healing wounds. Chronic non-healing wounds like venous, diabetic, and pressure ulcers pose a significant…

Chronic non-healing wounds, such as venous ulcers, diabetic ulcers, and pressure ulcers, cause tremendous patient suffering. Treatment of such wounds presents a serious unmet medical need. Strategies that optimize tissue repair have evolved with advances in understanding of the wound…

Microbial resistance to drug therapy is an area of increasing concern in clinical microbiology and infectious disease treatment. The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in microorganisms can occur via several mechanisms [1], with one prominent mechanism being drug efflux mediated…

Microbial biofilms are everywhere. Biofilm formation occurs when planktonic cells (bacteria, yeast, fungi, etc.) attach and colonize living or non-living surfaces. Plaque on your teeth, slime on the rocks by the river, or the layers of film on the boat…

Antibiotic resistance is a growing worldwide public health crisis. Resistance is emerging faster than modern science is able to replace the armamentarium of effective antimicrobial agents. Currently, over half of Staphylococcus aureus infections acquired in the hospital and community setting…